Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing Career
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Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse:
Hospice and palliative care nurses are
registered nurses who work in collaboration with
other community and health care providers e.g.
social workers, physicians and chaplains.
Together they work to meet the needs of the
patient and family facing terminal illness and
bereavement. The main difference between this
and other nursing specializations, is that the
medications that a hospice nurses administers
and the symptoms they record are not intended to
aid a patients recovery, but to make the
remaining days of their patient as comfortable
as possible.
Duties of a Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse
include:
- Observing patients and recording their
symptoms
- Liaising with physicians, social workers and
chaplains
- Administering Medication
- Supporting the patient and his/her family
emotionally
- Ensuring that the final days of the patient
are as comfortable as possible
Where they work:
Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses work in many
locations including Hospitals, Nursing Homes and
Hospices. They can also visit patients in their
own homes.
Qualifications:
Hospice nurses must first qualify as registered
nurses, and gain two years full time experience
as a registered nurse in a hospice environment.
Once this experience has been attained you can
complete a Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
program and sit the certification examination.
The National Board for Certification of Hospice
and Palliative Care Nurses (NBCHPN), offers
Hospice and palliative care nursing
certification. The Certified Hospice and
Palliative Nurses exam, and the Advanced
Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurses exam,
are both accredited by the American Board of
Nursing Speciality.
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